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Forum: USA
May 16th 2026, 1:18 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 1,530
Posted By Pierre_Tete

Re: USA Driving Licence

But then again, the FL state highway safety/motor vehicles website just calls out the I-94. I assume they do that because that's what actually gives you legal presence in the country.
Forum: USA
May 16th 2026, 12:47 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 1,530
Posted By Pierre_Tete

Re: USA Driving Licence

Your references are for establishing FL as your primary residence, which is not the case here. B2 or ESTA, both temporary.
If you want a DL as a temporary resident a B2 definitely works per my...
Forum: USA
May 16th 2026, 12:18 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 1,530
Posted By Pierre_Tete

Re: USA Driving Licence

Temporary Florida residents such as the OP can get a FL driver's license and require one in order to register and insure a vehicle purchased and used in the state. You will need to go to the DMV...
Forum: USA
Apr 2nd 2026, 10:12 am
Replies: 6
Views: 925
Posted By Pierre_Tete

Re: FBAR

And technically it's not a bank. It is regulated differently and is classified as a 'Money Service Business'. So on FBAR, I select 'Other' as the account type.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 23rd 2026, 12:57 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 695
Posted By Pierre_Tete

Re: US SS at age 62 - annual earnings test

The earnings test for early SS claimants applies to 'earned' income only (ie income on which you pay FICA taxes in the US). It doesn't apply to unearned/passive income (after all, if you're claiming...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Mar 3rd 2026, 12:44 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 850
Posted By Pierre_Tete

Re: Cadets = military-type training?

I don't remember that question on my n400 (it was 20 years ago) but I was an Army cadet in school too. Lee Enfield .22 and .303 rifles, then later the Nato 762 SLR. All in uniform and taught by Army...
Forum: USA
Feb 13th 2026, 12:50 pm
Replies: 75
Views: 8,221
Posted By Pierre_Tete

Re: Moving Back to US - Would you do it now?

Definitely do not romanticize and please keep up to date with events. The New York Times recently ran an interesting piece about how the US can feel like two parallel universes. For most, life goes...
Forum: USA
Feb 13th 2026, 12:17 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 957
Posted By Pierre_Tete

Re: How do I report foreign income on US taxes?

Now what C_C wrote above was interesting. In the US if you make say non-tax deductible contributions to a personal IRA then only the investment gains are tà xable when money is withdrawn - the...
Forum: USA
Feb 12th 2026, 3:52 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 957
Posted By Pierre_Tete

Re: How do I report foreign income on US taxes?

I have a different opinion. A substitute 1099 should only be created if the original is lost or the payer can't produce one in a timely fashion. Only US source payers are required to produce a 1099...
Forum: USA
Jan 31st 2026, 7:41 am
Replies: 20
Views: 3,661
Posted By Pierre_Tete

Re: UK Engineer looking to relocate to the US?

I have an EE degree too but spent my entire career in aerospace. I worked in a niche specialist area of aviation for 10 years in the UK before moving abroad. USA was not my first stop (and in fact I...
Forum: USA
Dec 24th 2025, 9:54 am
Replies: 16
Views: 1,966
Posted By Pierre_Tete

Re: Establishing Healthcare/Insurance Costs

Yes but even after that I think one needs to pay for both Part A and B of Medicare (folks with 10+ years of SS contributions get Part A for free). So if you get Medicare A+B plus a gap policy...
Forum: USA
Aug 1st 2025, 5:53 am
Replies: 3
Views: 6,092
Posted By Pierre_Tete

Re: US Will

There is actually no 'US Will'. Each state requires its own legal will. So if you draft a will in your present state of residence and then move to another state, you will need to draft a new one....
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Jul 19th 2025, 10:06 am
Replies: 12
Views: 2,610
Posted By Pierre_Tete

Re: Citizenship application.

Well....

1) Carefully consider exactly why you want citizenship. An interesting thought experiment for potential citizens is....... if I had to relinquish my existing citizenship, would I still do...
Forum: USA
Jun 17th 2025, 3:05 am
Replies: 20
Views: 17,780
Posted By Pierre_Tete

Re: Best way to renew a UK passport inside the USA?...

Yep, this works. I did that last time I renewed about 6 years ago (shortly after the digital upload feature was introduced). Just make sure the photo conforms to the passport standard - light plain...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jun 11th 2025, 4:24 am
Replies: 52
Views: 24,807
Posted By Pierre_Tete

Re: Retiring in the UK - US/UK Tax Treaty questions

I'm curious - is this a permanent move back to the UK? If so, why are you looking to open an investment account in the US at this late stage of the game? Would it be easier to open a brokerage...
Forum: USA
Jun 4th 2025, 7:55 am
Replies: 141
Views: 61,206
Posted By Pierre_Tete

Re: Social Security in the current climate

Yes they do have all that, but they can ask some or all of those questions to verify your credentials to protect against fraud.
Forum: USA
May 23rd 2025, 6:39 am
Replies: 1,097
Views: 412,741
Posted By Pierre_Tete

Re: Class 2 NI. What about us poor expats paying voluntary contributions?

Is there a difference between 'normal Class 2' and 'voluntary Class 2'? I seem to remember the voluntary contributions can be made even if your self-employment income/profit is very small (and maybe...
Forum: USA
May 23rd 2025, 6:29 am
Replies: 18
Views: 12,848
Posted By Pierre_Tete

Re: Organising housing and car

OTOH some 23 million people call Florida home. It was my home for 25 years. Now, when I was first offered a job there I thought 'Hmm, I don't like heat and certainly don't like humidity'. But the job...
Forum: USA
May 23rd 2025, 2:14 am
Replies: 1,097
Views: 412,741
Posted By Pierre_Tete

Re: Class 2 NI. What about us poor expats paying voluntary contributions?

Just to refresh opinion on something I think was discussed a while back - is anyone paying voluntary Class 2 while not actually working? In other words, one doesn't actually need 'earned income' to...
Forum: USA
May 22nd 2025, 2:24 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 12,848
Posted By Pierre_Tete

Re: Organising housing and car

Got kids? If so, how old? Thought about schools?
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 30th 2025, 5:02 am
Replies: 18
Views: 2,300
Posted By Pierre_Tete

Re: Banking help

So I guess from your Username you're somewhere 'Up North'? Can I ask which town your B2L's are in? I've often thought some day I would go back, ideally somewhere around the North Yorkshire moors or...
Forum: USA
Mar 30th 2025, 4:52 am
Replies: 141
Views: 61,206
Posted By Pierre_Tete

Re: Social Security in the current climate

That option to log in directly using SSA username no-longer works (even if the account was created before 2021). I had an account I created many years ago and that direct login worked ok up to about...
Forum: USA
Mar 29th 2025, 3:49 am
Replies: 141
Views: 61,206
Posted By Pierre_Tete

Re: Social Security in the current climate

If moving back permanently to the UK and you are over 65, make sure that SS does not withhold Medicare premiums from your SS payments whenever you claim. And keep in mind you need to be absolutely...
Forum: USA
Mar 29th 2025, 3:45 am
Replies: 141
Views: 61,206
Posted By Pierre_Tete

Re: Social Security in the current climate

"File and suspend" is no-longer an option. That was eliminated about a decade ago. You file when you are ready to claim benefits. But yes, the OP should get setup with login.gov or ID.me access their...
Forum: USA
Mar 27th 2025, 9:09 am
Replies: 141
Views: 61,206
Posted By Pierre_Tete

Re: Social Security in the current climate

You will likely get an email saying that your application has been accepted. My confirmation email actually gave a specific SSA office and its phone number. Log in to your SSA account once a week. It...
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